Graduate Assistantship, Simmons University, Boston, MA
Posted August 11, 2022
Decription:
This position is a paid Graduate Assistantship designed to support the Provost’s Fellow for Faculty Scholarship.
Like their colleagues at most small liberal arts teaching institutions, faculty and administration at
Simmons University must be more intentional in order to maintain and encourage faculty scholarly activities.
The Provost’s Fellow, Nanette Veilleux, will be investigating both the opportunities and barriers faculty encounter at Simmons in the process of balancing their teaching and service responsibilities with their scholarship.
The Graduate Assistant will work within the Office of Faculty Excellence at Simmons and closely and collaboratively with Professor Veilleux to support these goals.
Examples of activities include:
a) collecting data on current Simmons practices, resources and resource use
b) researching external opportunities and requirements
c) scheduling meetings with individual and groups of faculty
d) assisting in interviews with faculty
e) helping to develop survey instruments to capture faculty perceptions
f) researching common best practices at aspirational and peer institutions
g) helping to develop draft policies to support faculty research and scholarship
h) organizing events and workshops around faculty scholarship
The workload expectation is 20 hours / week during the academic year at an hourly rate of $17/hr .
How to Apply:
For more information and to apply, visit:
https://www.myworkday.com/simmons/d/inst/15$158872/9925$8147.htmld
If you have any questions, reach out to Nanette Veilleux at: